2 Kings 17:12:62 Kgs.17.12.W6TAB
לָהֶ֔ם
lahem
“to them”
- Transliteration
- la-HEM
- Extended
- laa-HEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-HEM
- clause
a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-HEM LO ta-a-SU ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-ya-VE-du ha-gi-lu-LIM a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-HEM LO ta-a-SU ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
Exegesis
The verb amar {אָמַ֤ר | ʾā·mar} ‘said’ links directly to the name YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yhwh}, and lahem {לָהֶ֔ם | lā·hem} ‘to them’ identifies Israel as the audience.
In context — 2 Kings 17:12
And they served the idols, which the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 17:12, so the Hebrew word לָהֶ֔ם (lahem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.17.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.12.W6.S1) and character.